These things are quite often modified to drive 40km/h, without paddling. And the brakes go unmaintained. much more often compared to regular bikes, according to ad.nl, which leads to difficulty stopping & as such very dangerous situations on intersections. I’m all for banning these, throughout the country.
Which is the difficulty in regulating this, unfortunately. But from what I understand, regular e-bikes aren’t as easy to modify as these fatbikes are. so it’d be a temp fix while manufacturers circumvent the ban’s specific phrasing.
banned from a park where there are lots of pedestrians. thats fair
These things are quite often modified to drive 40km/h, without paddling. And the brakes go unmaintained. much more often compared to regular bikes, according to ad.nl, which leads to difficulty stopping & as such very dangerous situations on intersections. I’m all for banning these, throughout the country.
wouldn’t they then just modify and drive some type of skinny tire electric bike?
Which is the difficulty in regulating this, unfortunately. But from what I understand, regular e-bikes aren’t as easy to modify as these fatbikes are. so it’d be a temp fix while manufacturers circumvent the ban’s specific phrasing.